| ID | 120900 |
| Title Proper | Domestic and external factors in Greece's relations with the Soviet Union |
| Other Title Information | early cold war to detente |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rizas, Sotiris |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Greece's relationship with the Soviet Union was burdened by the Greek civil war, which was closely related to the outbreak of the Cold War in the Near East in 1946-47. The collapse of Greece's parliamentary regime in 1967 arrested a process toward détente undergone by practically every member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the 1960s. The new impetus in Greek- Soviet relations in the late 1970s, after the restoration of democracy in 1974, did not signify the loosening of Greek loyalty to the West but was a pragmatic pursuit of interests between two asymmetrical powers. |
| `In' analytical Note | Mediteranean Quarterly Vol. 24, No.1; Winter 2013: p.57-80 |
| Journal Source | Mediteranean Quarterly Vol. 24, No.1; Winter 2013: p.57-80 |
| Key Words | Greece ; Soviet Union ; Greek Civil War ; Cold War ; NATO ; Democracy ; Asymmetrical Powers |